Young boy and girl among 4 killed in act of 'savagery' in upstate New York, police say

Young boy and girl among 4 killed in act of 'savagery' in upstate New York, police say

The two children and two adult female victims, ages 22 and 36, were found early Tuesday afternoon in a basement apartment in Troy, New York, about 8 miles outside of Albany, Troy Police Chief John Tedesco said at a news conference today.

The victims all appeared to have lived in the apartment, police said. The women were in a relationship, and the girl and the boy were the children of one of the women, police said.

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Police secure the perimeter of a home in Troy, N.Y., Dec. 26, 2017, after four bodies were discovered in a basement apartment. Troy police say the deaths are being treated as suspicious.more +